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Shops across Bhutan say consumer goods are running out of stock Shops across Bhutan say consumer goods are running out of stock » Consumers are finding it tougher to find familiar eatables, medicines, lifestyle items etc and are   paying more for th... 1
Thimphu residents to pay for privatized garbage disposal services Thimphu residents to pay for privatized garbage disposal services » Getting rid of the household garbage in the morning may be a familiar ritual to most households and businesses in Thimph... 0
‘Santa Barbara’ Park in Thimphu ‘Santa Barbara’ Park in Thimphu » The Children’s Parks, Kuensel Phodrang Park, Botanical Garden and so on are what we all have seen, heard and visited i... 3

Headline Stories

Shops across Bhutan say consumer goods are running out of stock
By Minjur Dorji | 19 May 2012 | 1 Comment
Shops across Bhutan say consumer goods are running out of stock

Consumers are finding it tougher to find familiar eatables, medicines, lifestyle items etc and...

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  • Thimphu residents to pay for privatized garbage disposal services
  • ‘Santa Barbara’ Park in Thimphu
  • First Bhutanese Hydropower Construction Company to register this month
  • Right professionals in wrong positions?
  • Teachers say they overpaid for poor quality laptops
  • Rice and Maize production to decline with climate change
  • Mystery illness in Orong more than nutritional deficiency, says medical official
  • Row prevails over Debsi town planning
  • How private consumption and credit caused the Rupee Crisis
  • “There is no vegetable import ban”: Agriculture Minister clarifies

ABOUT TOWN

Police arrest three drug dealers in Thimphu within one week
By Tanden Zangmo | 19 May 2012 | 0 Comment
Police arrest three drug dealers in Thimphu within one week

The Royal Bhutan Police (RPB) in Thimphu arrested three people for possession and illegal...

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  • Cases of substance abuse on the rise, youth at the center of it
  • From the Gewogs and Dzongkhags
  • Construction works for road to Jiktsham Lhakhang might be delayed
  • LG officials oriented
  • Water source conservation works on
  • Farm work renovation taking place in 11 villages
  • Irrigation channel construction stalled
  • Two arrested for burglary
  • TCC to determine whether pilot project will be implemented across Thimphu
  • ABSD Project on track with satisfactory output says Prime Minister

DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

PDP Convention to elect a President today
By Tashi Wangmo | 19 May 2012 | 0 Comment
PDP Convention to elect a President today

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is conducting its second party convention at the National...

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  • Bumthang cold water trout project a success
  • Forty-four teachers trained on Driglam Namzha
  • Private nursing institutes will be established to meet nurse shortage
  • New country director for Bhutan and Afghanistan based in Kabul
  • Economy to grow by 9.8% in 11th plan
  • PDP gets a new General Secretary
  • Doubling the tiger population by 2022
  • Child laborer and his brother enrolled in school
  • Will MPs wear their Kabney after retirement ?
  • Will MPs wear their Kabney after retirement ?

BUSINESS

Timber contractor fined by Community forest management group for illegal extraction
By Tanden Zangmo | 19 May 2012 | 0 Comment

The Tashi Yangyel Community Forest Management Group of Genekha gewog in Thimphu fined one...

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  • BTN depreciates by 20%
  • Quality assurance management workshop for training providers
  • 25 local govt officials head to Japan for leadership training
  • Labor ministry intent on creating own skilled workforce
  • Gol building in need of revamp
  • Cabinet approves RNR Research Policy
  • Thimphu Tech Park checking talent pool to recruit employees
  • “BBS candidates need to refund to get back their documents”
  • Sherig Century celebrations launched on Teachers’ Day
  • Integrating youth through sports

Editorial

The Rupee Problem and the Indian Economy
By The Bhutanese | 19 May 2012 | 3 Comments

As the Rupee crisis rages on in Bhutan, the only possible medium term solution...

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  • Impact of the Bhutanese Media since 2008
  • A crash landing for Bhutan’s private sector?
  • Democracy and political prospects in 2013
  • Bhutanese Media: a reality check
  • Understanding the Rupee Report
  • Controlling the Media through advertisements
  • Now the crisis is in the kitchen
  • Understanding Young Bhutan
  • Three crises that created the Rupee crisis
  • All is not bad

the nation

Man killed while combating forest fire
By Tanden Zangmo | 19 May 2012 | 0 Comment

A 37-year old man died on May 17 when he plunged down a cliff...

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  • Wild elephant tramples a man to death in Samtse
  • Hiring of graduate level national contract teachers to be discontinued by MoE
  • Two-month old Takin calf rescued
  • Civil servants barred from tour-guiding hoodwink authorities
  • Bhutan and Bangladesh to sign MoU for the second time
  • Royalty rate for non-wood forest products to increase by 10%
  • Bhutan and Bangladesh to sign transit agreement alongside dialogues on trade
  • What will the weather be like today?
  • Yedzin in Cambodia – jinxed play
  • Tracing the footsteps of cordyceps collectors

OPINION

Youth violence: Multi-party approach to addressing the issue – Part 3
By The Bhutanese | 19 May 2012 | 0 Comment
Youth violence: Multi-party approach to addressing the issue – Part 3

(4) Bhutanese Culture: Compassion Should Have Its Limit Much has been said on the...

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  • Youth voilence: Multi-party approach to addressing the issue – Part 2
  • YOUTH VIOLENCE: MULTI- PARTY APPROACH TO ADDRESSING THE ISSUE- Part 1
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